De or het have?
de have
property, possession
/ˈɦaː.və/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de have
- Plural (meervoud)
- de haven
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de have is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de haven whatever the singular takes.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze have | deze haven |
| that, those | die have | die haven |
| which (the … that) | de have die … | de haven die … |
| our | onze have | onze haven |
Meaning in English
- property, possession
Remember have with Spreek
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